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THE WORLD'S SMALLEST DAILY NEWSPAPER
Founded Jan 31,1928 by Seth M. Vining
(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
Jeffrey A. Byrd, Editor and Publisher
The Bulletin is published
Dally except Sat. and Sun.
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The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Printed In the tHERMAL BELT of Western North Caroline
Vol. 63 — No. 94
The weather Monday: high 85,
low 61, hum. 54 percent.
The news summary: The N.C.
Senate Appropriations
Committee Monday said a threat
to the state's bond rating may
force a reexamination of their no-
new-taxes stand.
Standard & Poors put the state
on its “credit watch” list. If
North Carolina’s Triple A rating
was lowered, state taxpayers
could pay millions more in
interest on state bonds.
Sen. Marc Basnight (D-Dare)
said: “I think what they
(Standard & Poor’s) was saying
was not that they are opposed to
the cuts we are making. Govern
ment needs to do that once in a
while, to go back in and see where
the money is being spent. What I
think they want to see is that our
infrastructure needs are being
taken care of — that roads are
being built, that education
improvements are being made...
to be sure we’re keeping up with
our committments.”
In that vein, three former
governors joined Gov. Jim
Martin Monday to announce the
formation of an organization to
bolster the state's community
colleges.
Flag-burning is O.K. again, at
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TRYON, N. C. 28782
What To Do About
Topless Bars
The Tryon Town Council
debated what to do about topless
bars located in town Monday
night at the Town Hall. Mayor
Bob Neely opened the discussion
by stating that the town was
opposed to the operation of
topless bars, but didn't know how
to keep them out since the State
ABC Board controlled establish
ments that served alcoholic
beverages. It was brought out
that the bar in question was
located near two churches and
Tryon Elementary School. Some
felt that this could lead to
prostitution, drug use and other
criminal activities.
Those present were assured
that the police would periodically
inspect the facilities to see that no
laws were being violated. Ways
to alleviate the problem were
discussed. Possibilities included:
closing it down if laws were
violated; having a referendum to
do away with alcohol; having a
special act by the Legislature
passed prohibiting topless bars,
etc.
The Council instructed Town
Manager Barry Richards to
investigate the options and report
back to the Council at their
meeting on June 21st at 7:30 p.m.
Later in the meeting the
Council voted to ask the NC
Legislature to introduce local
legislation to prohibit topless
performers in the Town of Trvon
— Seth Vining
More than 80 percent of
Americans now pump their own
ga ® clean their own
windshields.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13,1990
Shari-Pei dogs at White Oak
Terrace. Pictured above Mr.
John Haney, resident at White
Oak Terrace enjoys a visit from
one of the wrinkled puppies.
Mrs. Linda Schatzberg,
breeder of the Shari-Pei dogs
brought the 9 wk. old puppies to
White Oak for a visit during
National Nursing Home Week.
Landfill Fees
Already Buried
The proposed landfill disposal
fee schedule which Polk County
business people objected to
strongly Monday night is now
yesterday’s trash.
“It’s dead,” said Polk County
Manager Steven D. Wyatt
Tuesday morning. “I have talked
with three commissioners this
morning and essentially they
want to come up with another
plan.”
Wyatt said he sees two ways to
handle the issue: Either charge
“tipping fees” at the landfill,
whereby haulers pay based on
the tonnage they dump; or revise
the existing flat fee schedule to
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School Budget
Dominates Hearing
Parents, teachers, teacher aids
and school administrators
pleaded with the Polk County
Commissioners to reconsider
proposed funding for the county’s
schools in a standing-room-only
budget hearing Monday night at
the Polk County Courthouse.
Speakers in favor of supporting
the Polk County Schools budget,
which requests over $450,000
above the county’s proposed
funding for the schools,
outnumbered supporters of the
proposed county budget three to
one.
Those speaking against the
school’s budget request were
concerned that taxes would be
raised more than the 12 cents
required for the bond issue.
“You commissioners have a
fiscal responsibility to the entire
county, every segment of the
county, not just to children in
school,' 1 ’ said Terri Merriman of
Columbus.
Merriman expressed concern
for retired persons on a fixed
social security income and with
no earning power. She pointed to
the possibility of a 26% tax
increase. Social Security will not
give a 26% increase, she said.
However, working people are
paying for retirement benefits for
retirees, pointed out Phyllis
Crain, a Landrum teacher,
Green Creek resident and mother
of two Polk County school
children. The people in the
community are willing to pay for
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